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From battlefield to lighting fixture

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LED lighting designers use geometry and sensors to smooth the output.

Anne L. Fischer, Senior Editor, [email protected]

Rather than diverting laser-guided weapons, a technology developed under a US Air Force contract is now blending and controlling multiple LEDs in civilian applications. The military effort originally focused on developing a countermeasure system that could throw off laser-guided weapons. Called “constructive occlusion,” the technology blends and controls the light of multiple LEDs to solve a few optical design dilemmas. The problem with many LED fixtures is that you can see the individual LEDs inside, but even more critical is that the light output is choppy or pixelated. To overcome...Read full article

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    Published: June 2009
    ConsumerdefenseGreenLightlaser-guided weaponsResearch & TechnologySensors & DetectorsLEDs

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